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1975 - March DOT Ord. & Dec. [1] (March, 1975)

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Order 75-3-1


                             UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                             CIVIL AERONAUTICS  BOARD
                                WASHINGTON,  D. C.

                         Issued under delegated  authority

                                  March 3, 1975


Application  of

     JOHNSON FLYING SERVICE, INC.                  Docket 27555

 for an exemption pursuant to
 section 416(b) of the Federal
 Aviation Act of 1958, as amended.


                          ORDER GRANTING EXEMPTION

     By application filed February 27, 1975, Johnson Flying  Service, Inc.,
hereinafter referred to as the applicant, requests an  emergency exemption
from sections 401 and 403 of the Federal Aviation Act of  1958, as amended
(the Act), in order to operate a round-trip single entity passenger  charter
flight on March 4, 1975, from Lafayette, Louisiana,  to Puerto Barrios,
Guatemala, via Houston, Texas, and returning  to Houston. The  charterer is
Campania.Zamora.

     In support of its request the applicant alleges, inter  alia, that the
purpose of the flight is to transport the charterer's oil drilling  crews,
together with their baggage and miscellaneous cargo, between  the points in
question; that approximately 40 persons will be  transported to Guatemala to
relieve the present drilling crew, and approximately 25 persons will  be
brought back to the United States for a rest; that arrangements with  the
charterer were just finalized, thus resulting in the late filing;  that in
the conduct of this service it will utilize its Lockheed Electra  aircraft
at a total price of $12,520; and that none of the authorized  air carriers
will object to grant of the requested exemption. 1/

     In view of the iminence  of the proposed operation, we will act  on this
application without awaiting expiration of the ten-day period  for filing
answers.




1/  Counsel for the applicant indicates that Trans International Airlines,  Inc.,
World Airwaya, Inc., Braniff Airways, Inc., and Pan American World Airways,  Inc.,
were contacted and that none of them will object to the application.